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Camilla McGarry-19

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Top Ten Things About Senior Spring by Julia Ordway

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

1. The ~senior spring~ lens From your very first Spring as a freshman or sophomore, you watch the seniors hanging out on jig patio, playing music on the wu train, or playing frisbee in the fields. You notice their unwavering…

Hyper-Liberal Dream Journal by Eleanor Streit

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

Last night I dreamt that I had finally bought the Brooklyn loft I’ve always wanted. It had incredible views of Manhattan and beyond. In this dream, I woke up to a man in my bed who I assume to be…

Taft Admissions Scandal by Eleanor Streit

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

With the recent college admissions scandals popping up in the news, many students, families, and faculty are taking closer looks at their own educational institutions in order to rule out any bribery at their schools. Taft recently hosted its annual…

Presidential Election by Collin Amelsberg

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

As 2019 nears the halfway point, we inch closer and closer to our next Presidential Election year, 2020. Although the official caucasus do not start for another ten months, many politicians have already announced their intentions to run for President.…

What’s Happening in Watertown (1st Edition) by Tucker Cassady

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

What’s Happening In Watertown? At a rigorous and competitive institution like Taft, students are always busy with academics, athletics, and extra-curriculars. With labs to complete and tennis matches to play, students can get so caught up in the hustle and…

AP Exams by Henry Horne

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

Until this year, Advanced Placement (AP) teachers had liberty to reduce the class schedule for students after the AP exams. The recent change in AP class policy has caused frustration among AP students, as they are already attempting to balance…

Beckett Fine’s Shoes by Lizzie Audran

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

A few weeks ago, Beckett Fine ‘20 participated in a course at the Shoe Surgeon School in New York, where his design ultimately won the competition. The prize? Beckett’s shoes were remade on a professional scale and sold on the…

Parking at Taft by Dylan Kim

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

In our rapidly changing world, the most mundane problems often get drowned out by the cacophony of conflicts. Nowhere is this truer than Taft, where the community chooses to address one-off issues while leaving chronic maladies untouched. Perhaps the most…

The Problem with Single-Opinion Morning Meeting Speakers by Liz Carlson

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

Educate the whole student. Listen to all opinions. Practice civil discourse. These tenets are fundamental to the Taft community and the school claims to uphold them. However, the selection of morning meeting speakers shows the school feels otherwise.The vast majority…

For Paper Straws by Hollen Spain

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

Recently, there have been a spate of videos that have gone viral regarding plastic straws and their negative impact on marine life, particularly turtles. These videos reflect the pervasion of marine pollution in today’s seas. Although straws are viewed as…

Against Paper Straws by Olivia Wivestad

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

Paper straws suck, no pun intended. As the EcoMons of Taft guilt us into a plastic straw ban on behalf of the turtles, the drinks we spend our own parents’ money on in the Jig become undrinkable due to the…

March Madness Recap by Alex Brown

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

On March 17th, also known as Selection Sunday, the field of 68 Division 1 basketball teams was released, marking the beginning of one of the nations most beloved pastimes, March Madness. The division 1 men’s basketball tournament is a month…

Sports Attendance: Girls vs. Boys by Nina Brokelman

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

Taft is known for its school spirit, and so it comes as no surprise that athletic events are widely popular and highly attended by the student body. Whether you play a varsity sport or not, game days are a major…

Spring PGs by Rex Riefler

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

For this spring athletic season, The Taft School has been blessed with six talents. While other PG’s are also playing varsity spring sports, these six committed themselves to this season specifically. Carson Greene: A baseball player from San Diego, CA,…

Special Olympics by Abby Ford

May 6, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

Every two years, the global community unites over one simple task: the familiar crowding around nearby televisions to support one’s country in either the Summer or Winter Olympics. While the Olympic games are part of everyone’s routine bi-annually, whether through…

In Memory of Mr. Cobb by Margot Odden

February 20, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

‘Leave each place better than you found it’, a notion embodied wholly by former faculty member Dick Cobb. Mr. Cobb, a much beloved teacher, coach, and friend to our community, undeniably changed Taft for the better during his 44 years…

Meet Your New Mons by Lizzie Audran

February 20, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

Francesca Nyakora and Beau Root are the newly elected senior school mons. We spoke to them to get to know them better: meet your new school mons! What is your favorite part of Taft? Francesca: Coming from a very…

College Football Champions by Rex Riefler

January 29, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

The Alabama Crimson Tide played the Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff for the fourth year in a row earlier this January. You bored yet? Nope. This is the GREATEST rivalry of all time in college football. In the…

Meghan Duggan by Anna Edwards

January 29, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

Almost all young athletes aspire to one day bring home a gold medal for his or her country. Recently, Taft students had an opportunity to meet an olympic gold medalist. Meghan Duggan, a member of the US Women’s National Hockey…

Freshmen to the Forefront by MacGregor Peterson

January 29, 2019 | by Camilla McGarry-19

Achieving a varsity letter for a sport is a commonly shared goal amongst many Taft students. Some athletes are able to reach an impressive talent level in a sport as early as freshmen year. Speaking from my own experience as…

Community Service Day

Students set out for Taft’s 21st annual day of service.

Making Slime in the Chem Lab with Science Teacher David Hostage, CSD ’15.

Taft students volunteer at Truelove Farm in Morris, CT for Community Service Day.

Taft students volunteer doing outdoor cleanup at Flander’s Nature Center and Woodbury Yoga Center for Community Service Day.

TAFT 2015 CSD PAL

Making Slime in the Chem Lab with Science Teacher David Hostage, CSD ’15.

Story time in the Belcher Reader Room on Community Service Day 2015.

Taft students volunteer at Truelove Farm in Morris, CT for Community Service Day.

Sarah Koshi and Taft students helped clean the archives at Waterbury’s Mattatuck Museum.

TAFT 2015 CSD PAL

Taft students volunteer doing outdoor cleanup at Flander’s Nature Center and Woodbury Yoga Center for Community Service Day.

The girls cross country team went to multiple downtown Waterbury sites yesterday to do cleanup. They were working under the auspices of PAL at PAL sites.